First of all, yes, there is a chapter today. It will come out in half an hour as usual. But I wanted to first make a really exciting announcement! I am finally an officially published author! Taming Destiny Book 1 is on Amazon and I'm going to be celebrating this with two competitions and a PRIZE DRAW :D See below for more details.

  But first, let me say thank you to everyone who has made this possible. Thank you to my patrons who have helped support me financially. Thank you to my beta readers who have given fantastic feedback. And thank you to all my Royal Road readers who have given me motivation and some very insightful comments. Taming Destiny would be very different without all of you.

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  Now, here's where I ask for your help. As you probably already know, visibility is really important and the first thirty days after a book's launch can make or break it's success. I really want Taming Destiny to be a success and, given that you've read this far in the story, I think it's a fair assumption to think that you want that too. After all, successful book = happy author = author wants to write ;)

  How can you help? To begin with, by rating and/or reviewing it on Amazon. If you don't want to buy a copy, or can't, you can always say that you received an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in exchange for an honest review. On that note, I won't ask for a specific rating but as you probably know, the rating is what people coming to the page look at first of all. So help in this area is appreciated and will work towards rewards with Competition Number 1 (see below)

  Additionally, if you do have a little bit of money, a Kindle Unlimited subscription, or an Audible credit you'd like to put towards it, I would really appreciate the boost. And by doing that, you can enter into Competition Number 2 (see below). The book has now been professionally edited and, in my opinion, is definitely better than it used to be.

  Competition n.1: the Rating and Reviews competition - benefits for everyone (end date 22nd April)

  In this competition, the more ratings and/or reviews my book earns in the first week after launch (15th - 22nd April), the more extra chapters I'll release next week.

  - if I get 10 ratings or 2 reviews, I'll release 1 extra chapter

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  - if I get 50 ratings or 10 reviews, I'll release 2 extra chapters

  - if I somehow get 100 ratings or 20 reviews, I'll release 5 extra chapters

  If, by some miracle, you guys give me even more than that or both ratings and reviews, I'll release one of my currently Patreon-only side stories to the public - I'll put up a poll to see which one is your favourite - and possibly offer other rewards out of sheer happiness (suggestions welcome).

  Competition n. 2: the downloads competition - prizes to win (end date 1st May)

  You can enter this competition by buying or borrowing one of my books (audible, paperback, ebook). It is part of the Kindle Unlimited program and a download there counts for the purposes of this competition. The more people download the book, the more prizes I'll put in the competition. Prizes will be earned by random name draw from the list of entrants.

  - The initial prize is a free month of my Survivor Patreon membership to the winner (+10 chapters compared to Royal Road and some side stories)

  - If there are 10 entries, I will add a free month of my Builder Patreon membership into the pot (+15 chapters compared to Royal Road and most side stories)

  - If there are 30 entries, I will add a free month of my Hunter Patreon membership in (+25 chapters compared to Royal Road and all of the side stories)

  - If there are 50 entries, I will add a signed copy of the paperback book / a free copy of Taming Destiny Book 2 (coming out in August).

  - If there are 100 entries, I will double all prizes.

  To enter, purchase / download the book. Take a screenshot of your confirmation page (please have the time/date/order number in your picture). Then click and put in a way for me to contact you and upload that picture. If you preordered one of the books, you can still enter. Just make sure to put proof of your purchase in the form.

  If, for some reason, that doesn't work, you can contact me on (and share a post of your purchase), send me a message here on Royal Road, or message me on

  I will do the prize draw on the 2nd of May so make sure you get your submissions in for the 1st, please.